Drain board structure



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xNvENTOR QL/ pw gf 75W @www A TORNEYS- Patentedv Apr. 28, 1936 UNITED STATES f DRAIN BOARD STRUCTURE r Eugene E. Brey, Pittsburgh, Pa., assigner to Tracy Manufacturing Company, a corporation of Pennsylvania Application August 2, 1934, serial 10,138,087 15 claims. (c1. 41s7i This invention relates t'o a sink structure for installation in kitchens, pantries, lavatories, and generally similar localities.

A primary, and general, object`of my invention is to provide'a sink structure 'in which the drain board, and splash board, if one be included, are made of composite material comprising a rigid base material such as metal, and a covering of suitable non-metallic material such as linoleum, rubber, cork composition, fiber, micarta, or the like, with all edges and joints firmly and neatly bound.

A specific object of myinvention is tov provide at the region iny which the sink basin is attached to the drain board, or tableportion, of the sink structure a compact and relatively heavy 'binding which is'arranged to embrace and hold to each other at their edges the metallic base and non-metallic covering of the drain board or table, and which is arranged cooperatively with clamps to engage and seal the edge of the basin.

Another object of the invention is to provide binding which bridges over` the joint line between the non-metallic covering of the splash board and the non-metallic covering of the drain board, or table, of the sink, and which firmly interengages these coverings.

Another object of the invention is to provide simple but efficient means for rmly engaging and protecting theedge of the drain board, or table, of the sink structure.

v'A still further object of the invention is to provide a sink structure having binding for the locations and purposes indicated which isattractive in appearance, contributing in detail and in general effect to the production of a sink of particularly pleasing appearance.'

In the accompanying drawings Fig. I is a top plan view of a vsink embodying my improved structural features.

Fig. II is a bottom plan view of the sink, showing the attachment of the sink basin to the drain board, or table portion, of the sink.

Fig. III is a cross-sectional View on an enlarged scale, taken on Athe plane III- III of Fig. II, showing in detail the structure for attaching the sink basin, with an edge binding, -to the drain board, or table portion, of the sink, and showing the means for binding the joint between the covering elements of the splash board and the drain board, or table portionof the sink.

Figs. IIIa and IIIb are fragmentary cross-sectional views, on the scale'y of Fig. III, illustrating modifications in means for sealing` the joint between the sink basin and the edging, or binding, element at the edge of the drain board surrounding the basin.

Fig. me is a cross-sectional view illustrating on a materially enlarged scale the attachment of the basin to the drain board, and the common 5 y means for sealing the joint between the basin and drain board and for binding the edge of the drain board surrounding the basin.

Fig'. IV is a cross-sectional view taken on the line IV-IV of Fig. I,V but on a larger scale than 10 that of Fig. I, illustrating particularly the binding at the outeredge of the drain board, or table portion, of the sink.

Figs. IVa and IVb are fragmentary cross-sectional views illustrating modiflcations in the edge l5 binding shown in Fig. IV.

In Figs. I and II of the. drawings, reference numeral I designates the drain board of the sink, and reference numeral 2 designates. the sink basin. In these figures of the drawings, reference numeral 3 designates the splash board of the sink.. The splashboard 3 comprises a sheet metal base 3a, and a covering, or facing, 3b; and the drain boardl comprises a sheet metal base la and a covering lb. l

It will be seen in Fig. III of the drawings that the metal base 3a. of the splash board is pro-l vided with a fiange 3c, which extends at right angles to, and parallel to, the plane of the base, and that it is fastened by rivets 3d with metallic base la of the drain board, which in this region embraces a wooden Stringer 4. A head strip 5 is mounted to crownv the splash board. This head strip of suitable, lightl gauge metal has a depending foot 5a fastened by rivets 6 to the por- 35 tion of fiange 3c of the base which parallels the body of the base, and a depending flange 5b, which depends over the upper edge of the nonmetallic covering 3b, and seats in a rabbeted region therein. This head strip, or crown, 5 is 40 sprung into engagement, desirably by a slight difference in angularity between its foot 5a and flange 3c of the base. It may, however, be riveted in position, as shown, because the covering 3b of the splashv board is not subjected to wear or 45 injury, and it is therefore unnecessary that it be readily replaceable. The means employed for binding the side edges of the splash board will be hereinafter described.

It .will be noted that the non-metallic covering 3b on the splash board and the resilient covering lb, onv the drain board are so mounted on their respective bases that they are not in actual contact with each other at their adjacent edges. The interval 60 between the'edges of these covervthe bolt.

nintermediate region lc of the strip 1, a bolt 8 is threaded to the strip. 'I'his bolt 8 lies in the interval 80 between the covering elements Ib and 3b, and projectsthrough an opening 8 in the base 3a of the splash board. 'Ihe bolt 8 also extends through a ferrule III, against whichy bears a nut II-on the rearward, also threaded, terminal of Reversel threads being provided at the opposite en'ds of bolt 8, strip 'I `is drawn into firm engagement with the rabbeted seats of the covering elements 'by tightening action of nut II, and the edges of the cover elements are clamped closely to the respective bases by the pressure of the lImmediately c :ooperativeA means are provided fQr-engag'ingthe basin 2 yto the drain board 3, to be suspended' therefrom, to bind the edge of the drain board to surround the basin, and'to seal the margin of the basin. As shown in Fig. III, such means comprise U-shaped brackets. I2, each havfing one leg thereof adapted to bear against the under surface of the metal base Ia of the drain board, andits other leg adapted to bear against the under surface of a flange 2a, which'extends angularly upward from the body of the basin.

-A bolt I3, having its head'. I3a countersunk in the .base Ia of the drain board, extends through the b ight of the U-bracket; land a nut Il, threaded to' the lower end of the bolt, may be brought to bearagainst the outer `surface ofthe bight.

An edging strip, or-bar, I3 is arranged to bear against-the upper surface of basin ange 2a, in

opposition'to one leg of the U-bracket I2. Edging bar |15, which extends completely around fthe junction between the Abasin andthe drain '45j ward the basin, and arecessed rearward face.

board, has a smooth forward face presented to- 'I'he recess in the rearward face of the edging bar I8 is rectangular, or substantially rectangular,

and receives the-edge of the drain board.'A

The under face of the metal base I a of the drain board lies squarely'upon' thev upper face of lower leg. I 5a vci. theedging bar, 'andthe upper leg I 5b oi. the edging bar squarely overlies a' rabbeted region Ic at the edge ofthe resilient covering element Ib of the drain board. -'l'.he entire edge thickness of. the drain board, as reduced by rabbeting, "is-thus receivedin, and embraced by,

the rectangular recess of'- thev'edg-ingl bar provided'l by the' body ofthe b'ar and its'arrns lia and i511.,

It is'to be understood that the resilient covering v `I b of y'the drain board, as is' also the covering 3b v metallic base upon whichit lies.

of the, splash 'board, desirably .is cemented to the The'edging is, however, important in order to prevent edge curling ofthe covering, which tends to take place even though the base 'and covering-be cemented bears against the under face 'of the flange 2a of basin 2, and the edging bar I5 lies upon the upper face of the flange. In order to seal the `ioint between the basin 2 and the edging bar, the edging bar is provided in its under face with'aI gutter I5c,'which provides forward and rearward edges for contact with the basin ange, and which provides a seat for packing. As shown in Figs. III and IV of the drawings, a tube I1. of rubber, or

V`other yielding materials of which lead is a desircompressible material, rather'than as tubular in form.

the basin flange 2a is identical with that of Fig. ma. The edging bar 20v is,however, provided with two gutters, each of which receives abody 2I of packing.

The edge of the drain board may be formed in the various .ways-.shown in Figs. IV, IVa, and lIVb of the drawings. Referring particularly lto Fig. IV, it will be noted that the outer edgeof drain board covering Ib is rabbeted at 22 in a manner similar to that employed at thef edge of the drain board surrounding the basin 2. In this The edging'strip L23 is of relatively light gauge resilient meta-i, and has asecond leg 23h arranged to embrace afoot 24a, which extends perpendicular to a'skirt 24 on the drain board base Ia, andv winch lies along the under face of a wooden stringer 25. -In order thatedging strip 23 may be locked -resiliently in its edge binding position, there should be a diiference in anguiarity between thenangef- 24a of skirt 24 and foot 23h of edging strip 23. In the drawingsthis is shown as provided by 'aslight upward extension of foot 23h-to form an iacute angle with the vertical portion of the strip, whereas flange 24a is perpendicular tol thebdy ofskirt 24.. 'I'he leg 23a of edging strip 23 is bowed upwardly and a "woodenstrip 28, which is approximately hemispherical in cross-section, is 'fitted I into the underlying concavity of leg 23a, and is lightly cemented thereto. It` issuiiicient lthat seat 22A engages a leg 23a of an edging strip 23.

the strip 28 of-wood,`or other suitable material or composition, be lightly attached to edging strip 23a, as it is necessary merely that it be held thereto in mounting the strip on the edge of the drain board. Y

As mounted at the edge ofthe drain board, the iiat under face of "the .filler strip- 26 lies on vthe upper surface of the covering in the rabbeted` edge region 22'of,the,covering. As the iiat'face As shown 'in Fig. IV, the foot 23h of the edgy ing strip'is held against slippage fromits engagement with vflange 24a by a driving screw. which extends "through the foot and flange and enters the Stringer 25. This 'engagement is light, and does not force i'oot 28h into a position parallel with ilange 24a. The resilientl clinching ef- 20 In the modification of Fig. IIIb, the form of `It will be noticed that bolt 29.

fect of the edging strip is thus unaffected by this additional attachment.

The modification illustrated in Fig. IVa of the drawings shows a structure in which a stringer, such as the wooden stringer 25, is not used. In this modification there is an additional change in the resilient engagement of the edging strip with the drain board.

As shown, the skirt 21 depending from the edge of the metal base la of the board has a flange 21a which extends downwardly to a slight degree to form an obtuse angle with the body of the skirt. The edging strip 28 is identical in all respects to the edging strip of Fig. IV, save that the foot 28a extends perpendicularly to the body of the strip. The slight downward inclination of skirt fiange 21a thus gives the difference in angularity for clinching the edging strip resiliently to the drain board.

A bolt 29, carrying a nut 39, engages foot 28a of the edging strip with flange 21a of the skirt 21. also, does not force foot 28h into a position parallel to flange 21a, but that this engagement is sufficiently light to permit the resilient clinching of the edging strip to the drain board. 1

The structures shown in Figs. VIV and IVaare those preferred in binding the outer edges of the drain board.l It is to be understood that the features illustrated in both are interchangeable That is, the manner of obtaining difference in angularity between the edging strip foot and the skirt flange may be used when a wooden Stringer is employed, and conversely.

A simpler form of edge binding, which may be used at the outer edge of the drain board, and which is preferred as edging for the vertical side edges of the splash board, is shown in Fig. IVb of the drawings. The edging strip 3|, shown in this figure of the drawings. has a foot 3lb resiliently embracing ange 32a of a skirt 32, and attached-positively thereto by a bolt 33. l The upper lcg 31a of the edging strip. however, extends perpendicularly to the body of the strip, and lies directly and iiatly against the upper surface of covering Ib in the region of a rela; tively shallow rabbeting therein.

`As applied to the outer edges of the drain board I, a single length of stripping desirably is used along the front edge, and along each side edge. These strips may be mitered at the regions of their end abutment, and may be there welded or soldered to each other.. The edging strips 3l, as used along the side edges of the splash board, may also be cut terminally to the contour of the crown strip 5 at the top of the splash board, and welded or soldered to it.

it should be understood that side boards may be added to the sink assembly to meet the back board of the sink structure. If the splash board assembly of the structure is made to comprise side boards, as well as a back board, the junction lines between the drain board and the side boards, and the junctionV lines between the side boards and the back board, are bound interiorly of the structure by bridging strips similar to the bridging strip 1, which binds the junction line between the drain board and the back board.

To summarize my invention: a sink structure comprising a splash board and drain board of sheet metal are both provided with layers of suit` able covering material. -A basin is mounted on the drain board, to lie below the level thereof. The edges of both the splash board covering and the drain board covering are rabbeted along their edges and metallic binding strips resiliently, or by external pressure, are mounted positively to clamp the coverings to the metallic bases of the splash board and drain board. The adjacent edges of the drain board and splash board are not only held to their respective bases, but the joint line therebetween also is finished off by a binding strip common to both coverings.

The various forms of odge binding used, each form adapted to the location in which it is apiii plied, cooperate in the assembly to produce a sink structure in which the covering elements of linoleum, or the like, are protected against wear, and are held positively against separation from the metallic base elements on which they are mounted. They cooperate in producing an assembly of highly finished, and particularly pleasing, appearance.

The edging strip structure is made the subjectmatter of a divisional application Serial No.

13,928, led March 30, 1935.

The edging strips binding the outer edges of the drain board, and the edges of the splash board, are desirably, though not necessarily, made of stainless steel, or chrome plated metal.

i plying metallic edging strips to bind the edges of the composite material.

While it is highly desirable that the covering be in each composite plane element cemented tothe metallic base, for purposes of manufacturing convenience, and as a safeguard against intermedi.- ate bulging of the cover away from the base, I do not intend to limit my invention to' a structure in which the coverings are cemented over all or part of their area to the metallic bases on which they lie.

I claim as my invention: y

1. A sink comprising a table top and back board both of composite structure having each a sheet metal base and a covering of non-metallic material on the base, both the back board and the table top having metallic binding strips embracing the metallic base and the non-metallic covering of each along the outer edges thereof, the non-metallic coverings of the back board and table top being applied to their respective bases to leave an interval between coverings extending along the junction line between the table top and the back'board, the adjacent edges of the table top covering and back board covering being rabbeted, a relatively rigid strip seated in the rabbeting of both the table top and the back board, and means for praising said strip firmly and uniformly upon both covering elements.

2. A sink assembly comprising the combination of a drain board and splash board both of composite structure and having each a sheet metal base and a covering of non-metallic material on the base, both the splash-board and the drain board having metallic -binding strips embracing the metallic base and the non-metallic covering of The l strips, or bars, used at the junction line between each along the outer edges thereof, and an opening extending through the composite structure of the drain board, together with a basin lying below the drain board in the region of the opening therein, a binding strip or bar arranged to embrace the edge of said composite drain board surrounding thc opening therein, and clamps having connection with the drain board and arranged to hold .the edge of the basin against said binding strip or bar.

3. A sink assembly in accordance with the combination of claim 2 in which the binding strip or bar has a gutter for the reception of packing facing toward the edge of said basin, and yielding packing material in said gutter and forming a seal between said packing strip and said basin.

4. In a sink the combination of a drain board comprising a composite structure having a sheet metal base and a covering of non-metallic material thereon, an opening through said drain board, a binding strip or bar having in a side face thereof a recess arranged to embrace the edge of the composite drain board tof prevent edge movement of the covering away from the metallic base, a basin lying below the planeof the drain board and having an upper edge arranged to contact said binding strip or bar, and clamps having connection with the drain board and arranged to hold the edge of the basin against 'said binding strip or bar.

5. A sink constructed in accordance with the combination of claim 4 in which the binding strip or bar has a gutter for the reception of packing facing toward the edge of said basin, and yielding packing material in said gutter and forming a seal between said packing strip and said basin.

6. In a sink or similar article of manufacture.

the combination of two plane elements joined at an angle to each other, each of said plane elements comprising a sheet metal base and a covering of non-metallic material on said base, the non-metallic covering of both structural elements being applied to their respective bases to leave an interval between coverings extending along the .junction line between the structural elements, the adjacent edges of the coverings on both elements/being rabbeted, a strip of relatively rigid material seated in the rabbeting in the coverings of both the said structural elements, with its longitudinal edges incontact with the shoulders formed by the rabbeting and with its outer surface providing a concave continuation of the outer surface of the coverings, and means for pressing said strip firmly upon the covering of both elements in the rabbeted regions of said coverings.

7. The combination of claim 6 in which both of said structural elements are provided along their edges with metallic binding arranged to preserve edge contact between tne metallic bases and the non-metallic coverings of the said elements.

8. The combination of claim 6 in which at least one of said plane structural elements has therein an intermediate opening at which a binding vbar embraces the edge of the composite structure ing, a basin lying below the plane of the drain board and having a laterally extending ange arranged for contact of its upper face by the under face of said binding strip or bar, clamps having connection with the drain board and arranged to hold the flange of the basin against said binding strip or bar, a recess in the under-*face ol.' said binding strip or bar providing in assembly a Wholly enclosed space between the flange of the basin and the body of said binding strip or bar, and compressible packing material wholly housed within said recess and compressed by the compressive effect ofthe clamps holding said basin to said binding strip or'bar.

10. In a sink the combination of a drain board comprising a composite structure having a sheet metal base and a covering of-non-metallic material thereon, an openingrthrough said drain board, a binding strip or bar having in a side face thereof a recess arranged to embrace the edge of the composite drain board-at said opening, a basin lying below the plane of the drain board and having a. lateral extension arranged with. its upper face under face of the binding strip or bar, a plurality of bolts mounted in the metallic element of the drain board to extend therebeneath and with their uppermost extension lying beneath the nonmetallic covering of the drain board,v and clamping means of general U-shape engaged by said bolts and arranged to contact the under face of the drain board and the under face of the lateral extension of the basin to engage the basin to the binding strip or bar and to the drain board.

l1. In a sink the combination of a drain board comprising a composite structure having a sheet metal base and a covering of non-metallic ma-v terial thereon, an opening through said drain board, the non-metallic covering material of the drain board being rabbeted along the edge of said opening, a binding strip or bar formed with laterally projecting legs defining a lateral recess, said binding strip or bar being so proportioned and arranged that the upper lateral leg of the bar lies upon the non-metallic covering of the drain board in the rabbeted zone thereof and the lower laterally extending leg of the binding strip or bar extends beneath the metallic base of the drain board, a basin lying below the plane of the drain boar-d and having a lateral extension with its upper face arranged to contact the under face of said binding strip or bar, and clamps having connection with the drain board and arranged to hold the basin against said binding strip or bar.

12. In a sink the combination of a drain board comprising a composite structure having a sheet metal base and a covering of non-metallic material thereon, an opening through said drain board, the non-metallic covering material of the drain board being rabbeted along the edge of said opening, a binding strip or bar formed with laterally projecting legs dening a lateral recess, said binding strip or oar being so proportioned and arranged that the upper lateral leg of the bar lies upon the non-metallic covering of the drain board in the rabbeted zone thereof and the lower laterally extending leg of the binding strip or bar extends beneath the metallic base of the drain board, a basin lying below the plane of the drain board and having a lateral extension with its upper face arranged to contact the under face of said binding strip or bar, a pluralityA of bolts mounted in the metallic` element of the drain board to extend therebeneath and with in contact with the...

their uppermost extension lying beneath the nonmetallic covering of the drain board, and clamping means engaged by said bolts and arranged to contact the under face of the drain board and the under face of the lateral extension' of the basin to engage the basin to the binding strip or bar and to the drain board.

13. In a sink or similar article of manufacture the combination of two plane elements joined at an angle to each other, each of saidv plane elements comprising a sheet metal base and a covering of yielding non-metallic material of substantial thickness on said base, the non-metallic covering of both structural elements being applied'to their respective bases to leave an interval between the coverings extending along the junction line between the structural elements, the adjacent edges of the coverings on both elements being rabbeted, a strip of relatively rigid material comprising two wings extending angularly to each other and inset respectively in the rabbeting of the two said coverings to have both face and edge contact with the coverings, said strip being engaged in its said position iirmly t'o hold in position the edges of said non-metallic coverings.

14. In sink construction the combination of a drain board and splash board, each of said elements comprising a base of sheet metal and a covering of compressible non-metallic material thereon, metallic edge binding around the free edges of both the drain board and the splash board providing edge engagement between the metallic base and the non-metallic covering of both, an opening in the drain board about which opening the non-metallic covering of the drain board is rabbeted, means for engaging the basin to the drain board comprising a binding element having a recess to receive the metallic base of the drain board and the rabbeted edge ofthe non-metallic covering thereon, the non-metallic covering of both structural elements being applied to their respective bases to leave an interval between coverings extending along the junction line between the drain board and the splash board, adjacent edges o-f the coverings on both elements being rabbeted, and a binding strip of relatively rigid material comprising legs vdisposed angularly to each other and engaged in the rabbeting of the covering on both the drain board and the splash board.

15. In 4sink construction comprising a splash board and drain board set angularly to each other along their adjacent edges, and a basin depending below the plane of the drain board at an opening therein, the splash board and drain board being basically of sheet metal, complete covering of non-metallic yielding material of substantial thickness on both the drain board and the splash board, s-aid covering being rabbeted at its edge surrounding the basin opening in the drain board and at the adjacent edges on the drain board and the splash board, and relatively heavy edging strips lying in the rabbeting at the edge of the basin opening in the drain board and engaging the adjacent r-abbeted edges of the covering on the drain board and the splash board, said metallic edging. strips having their outer surf-aces ush With the surfaces of the covering elements in the edge rabbeting of 

